Please add # Brother MFC640CW ATTRS{idVendor}=="04f9", ATTRS{idProduct}=="0197", ENV{libsane_matched}="yes" to /lib/udev/rules.d/libsane.rules Reply to my email. I'm not subscribed to sane-devel bye -- Marco Ciampa +--------------------+ | Linux User #78271 | | FSFE fellow #364 | +--------------------+